Rondonópolis

Also known as Municipality of Rondonópolis, Rondonopolis, Municipality of Rondonopolis

Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The city is named for military officer and explorer Cândido Rondon.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Rondonópolis
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Município de Rondonópolis
Settlement.nickname: Little Princess of the South (Princesinha do Sul in Portuguese)
Settlement.image_skyline: Rondonopolis a noite.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 220px
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Rondonopolis.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao de Rondonopolis.png
Settlement.image_map: MatoGrosso Municip Rondonopolis.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Rondonópolis
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central-West
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 22px Mato Grosso

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
Location
Distances
Overview
See also
References

==Geography== ===Climate=== According to the Köppen climate classification, Rondonópolis is classified as tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw), on summer is hot, the temperature rises to 35°C, on winter are warm, the temperature rises to 30°C.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rondonópolis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.